![]() ![]() I suggest that we relieve the tax payers from the burden of paying the salaries of all those dedicated people who spend their time thinking of ways to bend to the will of developers and put a moratorium on further development until such time as there’s a proven need for more dwelling units and commercial space. Your statement that the tracts in questions aren’t "virgin" because they were "ravaged by timbering and agriculture" is risible and the Audubon Society which once stood proudly against ravaging the landscape has become so politicized it now stands foursquare with the Army Corps of Engineers and others tasked with protecting our natural resources, in the camp of the developers. 100 - just south are the lesser peaks of the Mt. Follywood standing proudly behind the newest Publix and east of the new, beautifully appointed, subsidized by us taxpayers, public housing project on Rte. Down my way is the highest peak in Flagler county, the infamous Mt. It’s been proven wrong.Ī short tour of Flagler county shows the bleached bones of "intelligent planning urban villages" from one end of the county to the other with piles of dirt where tens of thousands of trees once stood. The argument that development benefits our community is no longer academic. They must provide adequate roads, schools, water, parks and sewer facilities for their residents, even as they strive to retain the character that made them such desirable places to live in the first place." Extending the City’s planning horizon from 2020 (only ten years away) to 2035 makes a lot of sense when two developments with a 20 to 30 year build out are under consideration.įlorida Dept of Community Affairs Flexes Muscle Ra ![]() With Florida welcoming hundreds of new residents each day, local communities face significant challenges. Its website says, "….the department assists Florida’s communities as they plan for the impacts of growth and development. But even the DCA recognizes that Florida’s population will grow in the future. Perhaps spooked by upcoming sunset legislation that might eliminate them they’re behaving like dogs lifting their legs marking as many trees as possible to advertise their territory. The DCA seems to be caught up in some parallel universe inhabited only by Amendment 4 proponents and CAVE people ( Citizens Against Virtually Everything). ![]()
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